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Premise: I only worked with very small teams with no critical/production deploy.

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Github or Dropbox + Hangouts/Docs.

Issue tracking and version control are basically conventions between partecipants and document-based.

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The teams I work with have usually between 3 to 6 components.

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Current platform integrations feel right, if one makes the assumption to use git as content tracking method.

An additional simpler framework for simpler projects would be great in my opinion, but maybe it's a bit away from the purpose of the platfofm. I mean: file sharing (à la Dropbox, Drive ) + version control + group chat. Typical setup for simple collaborative projects. All the other organizational features are good, but are only required in bigger teams.

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For small teams in which I work price would be the first reason. I saw that teams are considered to have a minimum of 10 components, and with that number I would stick with free tools and task management that work just fine.

Also, the development cycle you suggest could not suit all tastes and necessities.

The client is only for OSX, but using the webUI is fine.

I understand that for bigger groups (50 to 500 users) price is honest and the features you offer are fundamental, but I can't give you any insight for these cases.

I feel to suggest a free plan for teams with less than 10 users with basic features like the ones I cited before.

I can't really understand how drivers and stuff works, but I'm concerned with compatibility with existing security measures. The idea is really great, especially for smartphones. But only a real-life usage test can tell.

1) I found useful the many OAuth options, I logged in with Github and it worked smooth.

2) The guide worked well, but at the end I didn't feel exactly sure on how to use the platform. After a brief look at the "Syncano Concepts" in the documentation I had a clearer view.

3) Dev Center should get a more central role, since, for developers that are less experienced with real-time apps, it has all the information on client libraries and how the Sync APIs works. A dedicated section with examples would be very useful. Also some additional graphical attention would be great.

4) The platform looks complete and working, so all right. Like I said, I'd just add a clearer overview on the mechanics with an example app or a video. All things considered the impression is that the idea is really good and well functioning.